Acts 16:11-15; Romans 8:30
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: By his sovereign grace, God calls and regenerates his people.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible
First Link: Predestined
Romans 8:28-30
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Before creation, God predestined each of his people for salvation in Christ.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Greek English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature by Walter Bauers, ed. by Frederick Williamdanker; Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Romans by Frank Thielman; Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Romans by Thomas Schreiner; Christian Faith: Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way by Michael Horton; The Wonderful Works of God by Herman Bavinck; PROOF: Finding Freedom Through the Intoxicating Joy of Irresistible Grace by Daniel Montgomery and Timothy Paul Jones; Knowing God and Ourselves by David Calhoun
Hope in Glory
Romans 8:18-28
Adam Brown
BIG IDEA: We have hope in suffering and help from the Spirit as we look forward to future glory.
To Call Sinners
Luke 5:27-32
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: The Son of God came to call sinners.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The New American Commentary: Luke by Robert Stein; Luke For Everyone by NT Wright; Preach the Word: Luke by Kent Hughes; The Temper of Jesus Christ towards His Enemies, and His Grace to the Chief of Sinners (sermon) by Benjamin Grosvenor; Saving Grace: Daily Devotions from Jack Miller
Eating & Drinking
Luke 7:28-50
Pastor Dan Turner
BIG IDEA: Jesus shows the church a method for kingdom mission:
1) Forged within community
2) Focused on the cross
3) Forwarded by the commission
To Fulfill the Law and the Prophets
Matthew 5:17-20
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Jesus came to fulfill the whole Bible by making us whole people.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; The Message of the Sermon on the Mount by John Stott; The Whole in Our Holiness (sermon) by Ligon Duncan
To Serve and Give His Life
Mark 10:45
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: God came as a humble servant to redeem his people.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature revised & ed. by Frederick William Danker; Dictionary of Biblical Imagery ed. by Leland Ryken, James Wilhoit, and Tremper Longman III; Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament ed. G.K. Beale and D.A. Carson; The New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Gospel of Mark by R.T. France; Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Mark by J.C. Ryle; King’s Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus by Timothy Keller; The Cross of Christ by John Stott
THE CERTAINTY OF MISSIONS: The Harvest
Psalm 67:6-7
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: A time is coming when people from all nations will be gathered in to the kingdom of God.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Psalms 42-72 by Richard Phillips; Spurgeon’s Treasury of David by Charles Spurgeon; Adoniram Judson: How Few There Are Who Die So Hard! by John Piper; Adonirarm Judson: Bound for Burma by Janet and Geoff Benge; John G. Paton: Missionary to the Cannibals of the South Seas by Paul Schlehlein; Adoniram Judson: A Bicentennial Appreciation of the Pioneer American Missionary Ed. by Jason Duesing
THE GOAL OF MISSIONS: God’s Glory
Psalm 67:3-5
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: The goal of missions is the glad-hearted worship of God by all peoples.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery ed. by Leland Ryken, James Wilhoit, and Tremper Longman III; The Treasury of David by Charles Spurgeon; The Commentary on the Psalms by John Calvin; The Reformed Expository Commentary: The Psalms by Richard Phillips; The Life and Diary of David Brainerd ed. by Jonathan Edwards; The Hidden Smile of God: The Fruit of Affliction in the Lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper, and David Brainerd by John Piper; Let the Nations Be Glad: The Supremacy of God in Missions by John Piper
THE MOTIVATION OF MISSIONS: God’s Blessing
Psalm 67:1-2
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: God’s blessing comes to God’s people so that God’s salvation may be known throughout the earth.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Treasury of David by Charles Spurgeon; Psalms, Volume 2 by James Montgomery Boice; The Reformed Expository Commentary: Psalms 42-72 by Richard Phillips; Five Who Changed the World - The Power of a Consecrated Life: The Ministry of Lottie Moon by Danny Akin